Thanks for the prop color advice guys! I did mine polished steel but I'll know next time to do red brown

Bsyamato: Love the cartoons

Gamera: Front page photo fine by me also please put me down for all those kits (got a whole year). I've also got a Pete in the mail & ......

I'm also in the market for a bomber type or one of those boat planes preferably 1/48 but 1/72 fine for the bigger craft - any suggestions guys?

Gamera

Bsyamato: Super cool! Love the cat on the side of the Type 95 light tank there.

Funny, I have the Soviet sniper woman figure you posted and the US soldier from the World Fighter Collection.

Nice to hear this some chance to see the two subject finished aroun here? before this search don't know about this toriyama figure series .

i try tomorrow to search about it tomorrow on my paper references NeedBeer , hope to find something usefull, also find the number of 1993 i used at the time for the matchbox zero detailing, a "rivet counter" article

Noah T

Ok, firstly. I think MPC stands for Multi-pieces of crap.... or probably rather Must Professionaly Construct......

Anyhoo. My cockpit came out well but when it came to joining the fuselage halves it was a disaster at all edges. There fuselage to wing joint issue was a shame. Over my head and learned some things. I never gave up on the pe though and it was fun.....

So last night in shame i bagged it up and slodgged over to the stash and grabbed a special edition tojo. In no time I had the wings, and fuselage together and it fit like a glove, barely a seam. Certainly made me feel a little better. I'll put pics up in a bit. But the A6m5k is off the bench.

That's because they are referencing the Gunze Sanyo line of paints from Japan. They indeed make a 'Propeller' color paint (C131), They also a 'Cockpit' color for Mitsubishi, a one for Nakajima.

tigerman

NeedBeer:

its that time of day! Not sure about BC, maybe a hot toddy?

My Otaki kit has Engrish instructions - doesn't say a lot though?

On that subject can anyone translate from Hasegewa language to Engrish, "propellor color" - for my Dinah?

 

English for the painting instructions?

Prop color is probably red-brown, but don't quote me.

I concur that is the color I have always seen

NeedBeer

its that time of day! Not sure about BC, maybe a hot toddy?

My Otaki kit has Engrish instructions - doesn't say a lot though?

On that subject can anyone translate from Hasegewa language to Engrish, "propellor color" - for my Dinah?

English for the painting instructions?

Prop color is probably red-brown, but don't quote me.

Bsyamato: Super cool! Love the cat on the side of the Type 95 light tank there.

Funny, I have the Soviet sniper woman figure you posted and the US soldier from the World Fighter Collection.

Gamera this diorama projects sounds cool in Akira Toriyama style (dragon ball and arale series father) !!! remember i see one of humoristic work: a perfect realistic finished diorama representing an mp motorcicle (1/35 probably) with a caricature of mp figure, the bike rearing on a wheel .

Try to find the picture on the web (not founded ) i see the FineMold produced a 1/12 figure series about ww2 subject under Akira drawings:

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heres two serious example finished

http://www.ebasenet.com/erix93-FineMolds_German.htm

http://forum.zerogunz.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=5496

LOL

At least two weeks for new models to put here

Edit:

not only figures

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LOL again

Big-Z: Both of those sound cool!

Trey: Not sure what happened to the Ki-84 photo. I corrected it and it shows up now. Will put down the Ki-100.

Needbeer: Wow, she looks great! Love the panel shading! I'm going to put down the first photo on the front page, if you want me to change it out please let me know. Did you want me to put you down for all the aircraft you listed right now? I'll throw them up and if you want to change them let me know on that too.

Noah: Sorry to hear about the Zero, haven't built a MPC kit in years. The Tojo sounds really cool though, would you like me to change your roster aircraft to it? What scale and company please?

Bsyamato: Love those cartoons! Now I'm thinking of finding some Hasegawa egg planes and trying to do a pair of models like the British knight in the Spitfire and the Japanese samurai in the Zero shooting at each other with bows. Only they don't make a Spitfire so I'm thinking I could do an American cowboy in a Corsair or P-40 instead with a big revolver.

Prop colour is yes a reddish brown- close to 'rust' or hull red.

Guys I think everything is updated on the roster as usual if I messed up anything please yell at me to change it.

Ok, firstly. I think MPC stands for Multi-pieces of crap.... or probably rather Must Professionaly Construct......

Anyhoo. My cockpit came out well but when it came to joining the fuselage halves it was a disaster at all edges. There fuselage to wing joint issue was a shame. Over my head and learned some things. I never gave up on the pe though and it was fun.....

So last night in shame i bagged it up and slodgged over to the stash and grabbed a special edition tojo. In no time I had the wings, and fuselage together and it fit like a glove, barely a seam. Certainly made me feel a little better. I'll put pics up in a bit. But the A6m5k is off the bench.

Nice Dinah!

I finished mine up and will post pictures as soon as I can

NeedBeer

its that time of day! Not sure about BC, maybe a hot toddy?

My Otaki kit has Engrish instructions - doesn't say a lot though?

On that subject can anyone translate from Hasegewa language to Engrish, "propellor color" - for my Dinah?

Magnific needed Dinah Beer great shading on, ops !

heres an actual picture of  Trey's workbench 

ki-100?

during surfin web found these humoristic draws about zero

http://izismile.com/2011/08/25/world_war_ii_japanese_zero_fighter_13_pics.html

Sorry you're not BC - WA -  Thats were I am?

its that time of day! Not sure about BC, maybe a hot toddy?

My Otaki kit has Engrish instructions - doesn't say a lot though?

On that subject can anyone translate from Hasegewa language to Engrish, "propellor color" - for my Dinah?

Beautiful Diana Needbeer. Actually, I need a beer.

Trey, another? Good gawd man, you're an animal. 

Those Otaki kits do look nice and easy with good detail. My gripe is they aren't in English and have no IP decals.

Thanks Trouble

Preshaded panel lines with Tamiya Flat Black enamel

Top paint - first coat Tamiya Flat Earth acrylic with a few drops of Flat Black, second coat same with less black drops to get the faded effect on the panels

Then Allclad Aqua Gloss one coat (LHS introduced me to this recently, great stuff, comparable with Future(cant get it here) I believe 

Very happy with paint work - so not bothering with a wash or weathering or dullcoat(?)

There are a few blemishes here but on this scale ............

Len: Once again thanks for masking tips, not quite up to your standard here but a vast improvement over my previous attempts

NeedBeer

Dinah Done!

Gamera:  Put me down for these please:

Tamiya 1/48 - Frank & George

ARII 1/48 Naka Ki44 Shoki (Tojo)

Otaki 1/48 Jack

( I agree Otaki is a good looking kit guys, in fact all of these kits are similar standard. Otaki is now obsolete so Jack will also be part of Long Gone GB in 2012)

Dinah Done!

Trey-

I have that exact kit also. Took it out to look at it and discovered no instruction sheet in there. This kit was an ancient Ebay buy...think it was part of a "lot" of kits I won. Is there a site where I may be able to download a copy? I remember some people talking about that before but as usual, I didn`t pay attention...

TREYZX10R

Len the Nell is looking awesome so far

I'm really liking these Otaki kits they are'nt half bad.

Len the Nell is looking awesome so far

Cliff can you put me down for 1/48 Otaki Ki-100 Goshiki,thanks.Oh and for some reason the Ki84 pic on the front page is a goner?

I'm really liking these Otaki kits they are'nt half bad.

Well just ordered from Japan a 1/48 Ohka and a Judy...both Fine Molds....so I may add another to my build...

Carlos

Len: Great work on the Nell, cockpit looks fantastic!

BTW: Please let me correct myself, I'd said the instructions for the 1/48 Finemolds Judy said Mitsubishi interior green for the cockpit. I was wrong. It says Nakajima interior green with some parts painted Mitsubishi green. So now I find out I painted most of my cockpit the wrong colour. Oh well, unless you cut or replace the canopy the Finemolds kit only comes with a closed canopy so it's not really even that visible.

Kevin: As the guys said I'd go with a brownish-orange or reddish-orange. You might look for paint labeled rust, leather, or hull red. That would probably be usable right out of the bottle.

Cliff

bsyamato

Nice work on the Nell Len you used decals for the ip, but kit included the detailed ip in plastic?

Kevin IMHO try on a similar painted surface, probably for highlight try to add yellow and dark red for darker parts, yellow and red are the bases for the orange. Panels can work with a dark gray washing?

Nice work on the Nell Len you used decals for the ip, but kit included the detailed ip in plastic?

Kevin IMHO try on a similar painted surface, probably for highlight try to add yellow and dark red for darker parts, yellow and red are the bases for the orange. Panels can work with a dark gray washing?

AZKevin

Hi Len,

Sorry I missed the info on this kit.  Is it Revell or Hasegawa?  Very nice job on the interior, are the seat belts tape? And the instrument panel looks great - decal??

Looking forward to seeing the completed project.

Kevin

Len, digging the Nell.

Need some advise.

Since the underside of my Ki-94-II is orange I have been wondering what color would be best used to highlight the panel lines??  Any ideas would be most appreciated.

Thanks,

Kevin